CEUs

1 LU/HSW

Cost

$10

Members of AIA, 2030 District, ACI, APA, ASCE, ASHRE, ASID, ASLA, ASPE, Boyer Guild, CNU, CSI, DesignLAB, Green Umbrella, IIDA, NAIOP, NAWIC, NOMA, SAME, SEGD, SMPS, ULI, or USGBC

$25

Non-Members

Location

21C Museum Hotel, Gallery 2

Program Overview

Join Mithun, the 2023 AIA Architecture Firm Award winner, to explore how a unique design practice continues to evolve, thrive and anticipate the future of design. Learn how this integrated design firm driven by a mission of “Design for Positive Change” capitalizes on the power of partnerships, experiments and innovates through research and development, incorporates advanced sustainability thinking into both practice and projects, and continues to create design excellence for each unique place and person that lives, learns and works within their powerful designs.

Presented by AIA Cincinnati VISION.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the Power of Partnerships: Designing requires us to work together with varied groups: clients and communities, as well as other architects, contractors and project contributors. These relationships allow us to build collective knowledge, craft new and innovative ideas, and explore design and construction through new lenses. Learn how Mithun has capitalized on partnerships to expand knowledge-sharing nationally and gain insights related to architectural practice.

• Experimentation and Innovation:  Learn how R&D can advance positive change in climate, health and wellbeing, construction technologies and Artificial Intelligence. The session will share Mithun’s approach to driving firmwide research efforts that transform projects and design through meaningful inquiry and exploration. Case studies will address key areas of practice including Carbon, Health and Wellbeing, Artificial Intelligence and Equity.

• Sustainability:  Centering climate and equity in both practice and projects is a critical responsibility for the design profession. Learn how a practice can structure an overarching approach to sustainability focused on: Design Integration, Education / Culture, Tools / Resources, and Networks / Industry Leadership. See how this structure has supported climate resilience work, energy use and Passive House certification, and continued work toward AIA 2030 Commitment goals. 

•  Design Excellence:  Creating places that support and evoke a positive emotional response through integrated design is core to Mithun’s ethos. Attendees will be able to apply presented case studies to their own projects to expand impact beyond site boundaries, considering ecology, exterior form, material and interior, inclusive environments as a core parts of the design approach.

Speakers

Brendan Connolly AIA, LEED AP

Partner, Mithun

Brendan is an architect and design partner who works with educational, cultural and governmental institutions across the nation on planning, design and delivery of spaces for learning, living and working. Over his 25 years of practice, he has helped advance sustainable design strategies and alternative delivery methods to achieve the highest performing buildings possible for integrated benefit to diverse organizations, communities and ecologies. Notable projects include the AIA COTE Top Ten Award-winning Sustainability Treehouse for the Boy Scouts of America, and mass timber Center for Deaf and Hearing Youth. He currently serves on the Integrated Design Lab Advisory Panel and the Professional Advisory Panel for the UW College of Built Environments.

Lynn McBride AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Partner, Mithun

Lynn guides through listening and collaborating in her roles as managing partner on large-scale projects as well as leading Mithun’s internal human resources team. She is adept at leading large interdisciplinary project teams on complex building and site programs, including significant design-build and collaborative design efforts for universities across the country. Lynn champions a participatory, integrated process to produce compelling design solutions that balance aesthetic, functional and budgetary requirements. As a member of the firm’s leadership team, she paves career development pathways for all Mithun employees through managing staffing, mentorship and recruitment efforts. She has played an instrumental role in developing Mithun’s continuing education program and AIA 2030 Commitment efforts. 

Continuing Education Details

Course Number: V2025.a

Instructional Delivery Method: live

AIA CES Program Approval Expiration Date: 12.16.27

Prerequisites: none

Program Level: beginner

Advance Learner Preparation: none

AIA CES Provider Statement

AIA Cincinnati is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number 088. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).

This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.

AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.